Maintenance Engineer
Resume:
Peter Swan
Redding, CT *****
Cell 860-***-****
home 203-***-****
pnkbrx@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
To join a team and become a integral part of the group dynamic that allows for
the successful completion of projects and tasks above and beyond what is
expected.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Six plus years of broadcast engineering, including field commissioning, studio redesign and build out and daily maintenance of a facility with multiple networks, AEN, Lifetime, YES, CBS College Sports, ESPN Sunday ticket.
Experience supporting Avid Interplay, ISIS environments.
Proven troubleshooting skills involving equipment from multiple vendors including but not limited to Evertz, Miranda, Harris, Omneon, Avid, EEG, Tandberg, SA and Snell.
Sony BVW, DVW, SRW basic deck maintenance.
Skills required to manipulate and build Vistalink and IControl environments.
Ability to work from prints and revise using AutoCad and Visio.
Background in Network Engineering with Cisco router support also Server 08, Linux Red Hat and Win NT, XP, 07 and Apple Lion.
Background supporting, Omneon Spectrum, Snell ICE, Harris Nexio, SAN based play-out systems.
Ability to troubleshoot transmission related problems, branding, insertion and play-out involving Sundance and Omnibus automation also SQL database management.
Reserved, cool composure, resistant to pressure, extremely persistent.
Ability to work, think, plan, communicate to all levels of people and tailor message to audience.
Strong knowledge of the concepts, practices and procedures used in the Television Broadcast Industry including the analysis of HDCAM and MXF files using PixelTool and MetaGlue products.
Thorough understanding of ancillary VANC data processing, H.264 compression and MXF file structure.
Experience writing Visual Basic .NET and C++ programs also JAVA 6.
Knowledge of HTML and XML markup language.
Writing SQL queries.
Experience with various editing packages, Final Cut Pro, Ableton Live 8, Pro Tools, AVID Media Composer also Adobe Photoshop, Aftereffects and Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5.
EDUCATION
US Navy (Completed Electronic Training Schools A,B and C, Honorably Discharged 1991)
Middlesex County College studies in math and science applied to SVA, 1993
School of Visual Arts, NYC BFA (Film/Video Editing) 1998
EXPERIENCE
Encompass Digital Media ( formerly known as Ascent Media)
Stamford, CT
October 08 to May 2012
Broadcast Engineering involving commissioning to everyday Maintenance of a multitude of systems, supporting server play-out, branding, insertion and transmission.
Omneon, and Delay sever SAN maintenance, fiber JBOD diag, replacement fiber, setup of Mediadirector and Mediaports also replacing drives in SAN.
Data analysis of clips to determine why a clip failed using analysis tools, H.264 and MPEG2.
SQL database analysis using Sundance automation.
Miranda troubleshooting of XG, 750. Presscontroler configurations.
Signal flow issues involving insertion of CC using Evertz data insertion cards.
Various projects using Evertz cards for upstream insertion using VANC line allocation.
Transmission related problems involving fiber providers, up-link trucks, or in-plant issues involved with routing, Nvision, and signal flow including ASI data stream analysis.
DigiCiper II troubleshooting and configuration, doing backups and replacing hardware.
NetVX troubleshooting and configuration, backups and hardware replacement.
Evertz MVP multiviewer setup and configuration also troubleshooting multiple cards and outputs to control rooms viewing surfaces.
Miranda Kaliedo multiviewer setup and configuration also troubleshooting Kahuna control room surfaces.
Avid ISIS and Interplay support and network configuration issues.
Configuring IRD's, SA, Motorola, upgrading and maintenance.
Maintaining infrastructure of Evertz and Miranda in-rack cards with upgrades and troubleshooting.
Server maintenance of HP Proliant and Dell equipment.
Many projects involved in communication related issues in-house involving IP, 422,232.
Harris Corporation
NYC area and Nationwide
June 07 to July 08
Field Commissioning of products ranging from video servers, routers, transmission- Net VX to branding, Icon Master.
Nexio Server setup and commissioning, SAN setup, in multiple major networks across NYC and the US.
Icon Master setup and service in locations nationwide.
NetVx setup for Maine Public Broadcasting network, statewide.
X75 commissioning and client classes on use and capabilities.
Leach Integrator Router commissioning, with IP based controls.
Panacea integration and setup.
6800+ card setup and service also upgrades and troubleshooting.
WMBC TV
West Caldwell, NJ
June 06 to June 07
Transitioned from analog master control to Digital master control with Harris based products, file based play-out.
Installed and wired Leitch Integrator router for SDI, SD work-flow.
Installed and configured operator stations for monitoring and switching using X75 and Panacea with typical operator setup, multiscreens and audio monitoring.
Reinstalled dish-farm control and configured all Talus encoders.
Installed wired and configured Evertz MSC master clock with AC02 changeover using antennas.
OTHER NOTED COMPANIES
Saturn Entertainment contract work 2005-06( worked as audio engineer, rigger in live venues)
Clair Brothers, audio engineering 2004-05( installation of concert level audio systems)
Unisys Corporation IT related work 2002-04( worked with Servers and Desktops, upgrades and troublble-shooting)
CERTIFICATIONS
MCSE
A+ Certificate
CCENT
Avid ACSR 2012
Sitting for PMI, CAPM
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